Maine Memory Network

Furnace used in Mitchell case, Portland, 1930

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1930-07-14 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Katahdin Ironworks Furnace, 1966

Contributed by: Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands Date: 1966-07-05 Location: Katahdin Iron Works Media: Photographic print

House - Lake Kezar for William Bittles Esq., Lovell, 1925-1928

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1925–1928 Location: Lovell Client: William J. Bittles Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

West Baldwin Methodist Church

The West Baldwin Methodist Church, founded in 1826, was one of three original churches in Baldwin. While its location has remained the same, the church has undergone numerous changes to serve the changing community.

Yarmouth: Leader in Soda Pulp

Yarmouth's "Third Falls" provided the perfect location for papermaking -- and, soon, for producing soda pulp for making paper. At the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th, Yarmouth was an international leader in soda pulp production.

Historic Hallowell - Energy

"… coal stoves, fireplaces, wood stoves and hot air furnaces. They didn’t use oil, so basically everything was run off of coal or wood."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrapbook 1: 1885-1899, Katahdin Iron Works, Silver Lake Hotel

"… known as "Katahdin Iron Works." The large furnace was fueled by wood, cut nearby and turned into charcoal."

My father's world - the old farm in Richmond, Maine
by Donald C. Cunningham

A story about my father and our family.

A first encounter with Bath and its wonderful history
by John Decker

Visiting the Maine Maritime Museum as part of a conference